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Palliative End of Life Care Adult Rapid Response Service in Northamptonshire

NHS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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19 Aug 2026 at 17:46

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board procured a community palliative and end-of-life care service for adults in Northamptonshire. The requirement was a 24/7 rapid-response, nurse-led service for patients thought to be in the last eight weeks of life whose preferred place of care is their own home, including residential care homes. It provides urgent specialist care and support, symptom management, and non-medical prescribing both during normal hours and out of hours. The service is intended to help patients receive timely advice and symptom management, supporting care or end-of-life care at home or in a residential setting and reducing the risk of avoidable acute admissions. The procurement is categorised as health and social work services.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following an urgent award under the Provider Selection Regime and Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, using a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition notice. The decision was taken by the UEC Board on 22 October 2025, and the contract was signed on 17 August 2026. DHU Healthcare C.I.C. was selected as the supplier. The awarded contract value is £454,467. The service period is stated as 14 October 2025 to 31 March 2026. The requirement was evaluated on cost, with the urgent award criterion recorded as 100%. The procurement contains one lot, which is marked cancelled, while the award and contract are recorded as active.

This award indicates established demand from NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board for specialist community end-of-life care delivered continuously, including out-of-hours response. Suppliers likely to be credible when this requirement returns would need to provide a dependable 24/7 rapid-response operation led by appropriately qualified nurses. Relevant capability includes urgent assessment and support for people in the final eight weeks of life, practical symptom management, timely clinical advice, and non-medical prescribing. Providers would also need to support patients in their own homes and residential care homes across Northamptonshire, coordinating care in community settings rather than relying solely on hospital provision. The awarded supplier was a large healthcare organisation, indicating that operational scale and the capacity to sustain round-the-clock coverage are important features of this requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Palliative End of Life Care Adult Rapid Response Service in Northamptonshire

Notice Description

A 24/7 Rapid Response nurse-led service, providing urgent specialist care and support, including symptom management and non-medical prescribing both in hours and out of hours. The service will be provided to patients who are thought to be in the last eight weeks of life, where their preferred place of care is their own home (this includes residential care homes). This is a transparency notice for a service delivered between 14th October 2025 and 31st March 2026

Lot Information

Lot 1

A 24/7 Rapid Response nurse-led service, providing urgent specialist care and support, including symptom management and non-medical prescribing both in hours and out of hours. The service will be provided to patients who are thought to be in the last eight weeks of life, where their preferred place of care is their own home (this includes residential care homes). This award was made in relation to an urgent circumstance to ensure the continued provision of a community rapid response end-of-life care service for Northamptonshire. The current provider was unable to provide the 24/7 rapid response element of the Countywide Community-based Specialist Level Palliative and End of Life Care Service for Adults. Without this service, people will not receive the appropriate support required to be cared for or die in their own home or in a residential care home. Patients will not receive timely advice or symptom management, acute admissions may increase, and the quality and availability of care delivery will fall, leading to potential harm and suffering. 'This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.'

Procurement Information

This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e811
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079221-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£454,467 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
KETTERING
Postcode
NN15 6EY
Postcode Area
Northampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF25 North Northamptonshire
Delivery Location
TLF24 West Northamptonshire, TLF25 North Northamptonshire
Local Authority
North Northamptonshire
Electoral Ward
Ise
Westminster Constituency
Kettering

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

DHU Healthcare C.I.C.

Further Information

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